Lyrics
I woke up with your voice still under my skinLike a rusted little hymn where the lies got inEvery promise had a hook, every kiss had teethYou called it love while you buried me underneath
I learned to smile when the room turned coldLearned to breathe when my hands were controlledBut the lock on my chest started bending at nightAnd the dark in my ribs taught me how to fight
I hear the metal cryingI feel the fracture spreadYou built a cage around meNow it’s breaking in my head
Broken chains, falling at my feetI won’t wear your ghost, I won’t kneel to griefYou made a prison out of everything I gaveBroken chains —I am not your slave
I don’t wear your ghostI don’t wear your ghostLet the old me goI don’t wear your ghost
You wanted quiet, so I learned to be a bladeKept my name hidden where the bruises fadeNow every scar is a map out of youEvery breath is a match and the flame burns true
Don’t call my phone from the grave you madeDon’t dress regret like a serenadeI’m not the girl in the corner of your stormI broke the shape that you wanted me to form
Cut me loose!Cut me loose!No more blood on your borrowed crown
Pull the roots!Burn the proof!I won’t follow you underground
You can keep the guiltYou can keep the throneI would rather crawl through fireThan belong to you alone
I don’t wear your ghostI don’t wear your ghostLet the old me goI don’t wear your ghost
Broken chains, falling at my feetI won’t wear your ghost, I won’t kneel to griefYou made a prison out of everything I gaveBroken chains —I am not your slave
Broken chains, now the silence bleedsI can feel my own heart learning how to leadIf love was a knife, I survived the bladeBroken chains —And I walk away
The floor is covered in pieces of us
I step over them slowly
Not because I’m weak
Because I’m free
